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Bancks has spent the last three seasons with Abbotsford of the AHL and had five goals and 12 points in 53 games. He has been practicing alongside Akim Aliu and Paul Byron and with the Flames eliminated from the post-season, they are giving some of their minor leaguers a look see down the stretch. "I'm already pretty nervous just coming to practices," the undrafted Bancks said. "I mean, I've worked my whole life for this opportunity. It hasn't always been the easiest way for me . . . but it's definitely worth it to come up here for this last week. It's already been a tonne of fun, a great experience." Stay tuned.

Slater Koekkoek will make his NHL debut on Tuesday night against the team he grew up cheering for, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The former 10th overall pick Koekkoek in 2012 has produced well in his first professional season, putting up five goals and 24 point along with 40 PIMs in 66 games for AHL Syracuse. Koekkoek will pair with Luke Witkowski to create the Lightning's third defensive unit.

Tyler Johnson (upper body) won't play Tuesday, but he may return during Tampa Bay's road trip.

Coach Jon Cooper provided some comfort for Tampa Bay's fans when he said the injury won't impact the playoffs, but it could hurt Johnson's fantasy owners if a return doesn't arrive before the end of the week.

He didn't participate in the morning skate after missing Sunday's game against Calgary. Weber has a chance to play as early as Saturday, according to GM David Poile. He added that the Predators captain should be ready for the playoffs if he isn't able to return in the short term.

Coach Paul Maurice talked about Little returning to the top line between Andrew Ladd and Michael Frolik. Little has been sidelined since Mar. 4 because of an upper-body injury. Get him back into your lineup if you normally would.

Andrew Hammond will be between the pipes for Ottawa on Tuesday versus Detroit.

He sat out one game with a lower-body injury and served as Craig Anderson's understudy in Sunday's loss to Florida. Hammond will be looking bounce back from his first regulation loss last Thursday when he allowed five goals on 22 shots to the New York Rangers.

Victor Hedman is being listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury and he's questionable for Tuesday night.

He sustained the ailment in Monday's win over Montreal. Hedman will probably sit out Tuesday's game versus Toronto and then the Lightning will see where he's at with his recovery. Tampa Bay called up Slater Koekkoek as a possible replacement.

He was pulled in Sunday's 5-4 loss to the Islanders after allowing four goals on 11 shots, but on Saturday he earned a 23-save shutout versus Tampa Bay. The Red Wings have been having some goaltending issues this month between , but their offense has been firing on all cylinders.

It sounds like Patrick Kane (clavicle) is ahead of schedule and coach Joel Quenneville teased that there could be a very good update on the talented winger's status soon.

"There's been some excellent progress," Quenneville said Monday. "It could be good news. We'll see." Kane has been skating regularly for nearly two weeks and he was on the ice again on Monday in full gear. He suffered a broken clavicle on Feb. 24, which required surgery to repair, and his initial return wasn't expected to be until mid-May. Stay tuned to see if that has changed.